Mike Stone
@mikestone.bsky.social
Retired, poet, lover of dogs and other people
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Mike Stone
@mikestone.bsky.social
· Sep 8
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"On the Eighth Day" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"On the Eighth Day" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
"The Last Mortals" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"The Last Mortals" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
"Miracles" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Miracles" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
"Agnostic or Not to Be" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Agnostic or Not to Be" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
It might work! Although it's not very clear to me how a democracy (like Israel currently is) could coordinate with a religious dictatorship, or how Saudi pilots would train with our female pilots.
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025...
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025...
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense
Opinion: A Middle East rapid-response force would not only deter aggression — it would symbolize a new era of partnership and self-reliance.
www.defensenews.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It might work! Although it's not very clear to me how a democracy (like Israel currently is) could coordinate with a religious dictatorship, or how Saudi pilots would train with our female pilots.
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025...
Why a Gulf–Israel rapid response force still makes sense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2025...
"Newton’s First Corollary" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Newton’s First Corollary" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
"The Sands of Time" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"The Sands of Time" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
"Ouija Poem #6" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Ouija Poem #6" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
Very interesting, accessible, and rational ...
Sean Carroll: Can we ever escape the logic of a clockwork universe?
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
Sean Carroll: Can we ever escape the logic of a clockwork universe?
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Sean Carroll: Can we ever escape the logic of a clockwork universe?
Physicist Sean Carroll explains how classical physics could mean our choices were never really ours.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Very interesting, accessible, and rational ...
Sean Carroll: Can we ever escape the logic of a clockwork universe?
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
Sean Carroll: Can we ever escape the logic of a clockwork universe?
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
"Past and Prologue" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and Stone plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Past and Prologue" by Mike Stone from his twelfth book of poetry (a work-in-progress), "little gods and Stone plausible souls". To read over his shoulder while he writes, click on uncollectedworks.wordpress.com/little-gods-... #poems #poetry #LittleGodsAndPlausibleSouls
Love elicits dopamine; rejection causes withdrawal. Don't love and drive ...
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The science of romantic love, explained an anthropologist | Helen Fisher
YouTube video by Big Think
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October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Love elicits dopamine; rejection causes withdrawal. Don't love and drive ...
youtu.be/DvP3xUticxA?...
youtu.be/DvP3xUticxA?...
Is HAMAS Publicly Executing Palestinians?
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Is HAMAS Publicly Executing Palestinians?
I'm waiting for the college protests on this one
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October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Is HAMAS Publicly Executing Palestinians?
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open.substack.com/pub/ryanmcbe...
a good analysis of what just happened and what will probably happen ...
Trump Just Brokered Peace in the Middle East.
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Trump Just Brokered Peace in the Middle East.
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Trump Just Brokered Peace in the Middle East.
Here’s Who Won and Who Lost
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October 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
a good analysis of what just happened and what will probably happen ...
Trump Just Brokered Peace in the Middle East.
open.substack.com/pub/ryanmcbe...
Trump Just Brokered Peace in the Middle East.
open.substack.com/pub/ryanmcbe...